last night, our next guest faced stiff competition from his tv boyfriend, father and brother-in-law. he is a three-time emmy nominee for his role at mitchell on america's favorite show, "mod he earn family." the new season premieres wednesday at 9:00 here on abc. please welcome jesse tyler ferguson. >> it takes too much time to go around. now we can talk 30 more seconds. >> jimmy: very stylish. >> my bow tie, thank you, thank you, it's from my little foundation that i started. >> jimmy: which foundation? >> me and my fiance, that's right -- [ cheers and applause ] yes. somewhere in middle america just had a heart attack. we started a foundation called tie the knot and we are selling bow ties and all the proceeds are going towards marriage equality. >> jimmy: that's nice. is it a website? >> tie the knot.org. >> jimmy: justin is your fee yaen say. >> he's a great guy. >> jimmy: he is a very great guy. how does it work when two guys get married. who proposesproposes? >> i suppose because i made more money it was up to me. >> jimmy: is that how -- >> mine are paid off, i guess this is i